Contract Manager

Job Description

Salary £59k to £70k

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Do you have a variety of previous Commercial experience in the Aerospace and Defence Sector? Are you looking for a new opportunity to take on a senior role within a team?

Do you want to work for an integrated and dynamic industrial entity, focused on Aerospace, Defence and Security, at the forefront of technology and launched towards the industry of the future?

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Integrated Mission Support Commercial team at Leonardo, within the Electronic Warfare (EW) division, which is a major growth area with ambitious targets over the short to medium term.

Leonardo is looking for an ambitious Contracts Manager to work in a fast‑paced and dynamic environment. You will interface with a variety of UK and International customers focused within both the UK and Export arena, working as part of integrated project teams (IPTs). You will have responsibility for the maintenance of current contracts and development of commercial bids/proposals, providing strategic and commercially sound guidance on challenging contracts and new opportunities within the business.

The successful candidate will have a positive record of accomplishment in a commercial business winning and contract management capacity in the Aerospace and Defence Sector and have experience working within a fast‑paced and challenging environment.

This role requires working at a fast pace and to tight time frames, so excellent communication skills and ability to prioritise is a must. In return, it offers a high level of variety of contracts, customers and work environments.

The role could be based at either our Luton or Lincoln sites, on a hybrid working basis (with some home working).

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to take their next step in Commercial experience, leading a variety of bids and contracts for key programmes, products and customers.

• Provide strategic and tactical oversight to a number of contracts and bid activities.
• Draft, negotiate and administer complex terms and conditions of contract, working with Procurement counterparts to ensure appropriate flow through with subcontractors.
• Produce, document, and brief [obtaining any necessary approvals] clear and informed commercial strategies to leverage the best possible outcomes for Leonardo UK.
• Produce accurate and compliant customer pricing by applying the appropriate pricing strategy and model to cost estimates.
• Take the lead in producing clear and concise correspondence, obtaining stakeholder input as and when required.
• Draft and review agreements such as Non‑Disclosure Agreements, Software Licensing Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding and other terms & conditions.
• Provide commercial leadership and administration to projects and/or contracts, including change control management, monitoring performance of its contractual obligations and management of commercial risk.
• Prepare proposals for submission to Customers in conjunction with the preparation of internal documentation required to obtain bid approval.
• Ensure adherence to commercial and business processes.
• Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with colleagues and customers to deliver value to the company.
• Work as an integral member of the Integrated Project Management Team.
• Manage own workload, highlighting areas of conflict or priority and effectively manage stakeholder and customer expectations.

• Is able to advocate at senior levels of an organisation.
• Is comfortable preparing and providing senior level briefs.
• Is readily able to identify and carry out complex commercial strategies, managing stakeholder and customer relationships to obtain successful outcomes.
• Experience working with UK Government and international Contracts.
• Has a…